64 More Days on the Road
Occasionally, I'll tally up our days on the road, and last night, I realized today was 64 days - the same number of days we were on the road on our trip out west. I thought about how different this segment is compared to then, and thought I'd share those differences here.
On the first leg, we were wimps. Ha!
We've grown as we've traveled. At our first 64 day point, we were ready for a break, ready for home. Today, we're planning the next couple of months of travel, and considering our options for the winter months.
During the first 64 days, we stayed in hotels 10 days. This time, 0 days. It's been 64 days since we've slept indoors on a real bed. 64 days since we've had the luxury of a private bathroom.
And we're now okay with that.
We're car camping some, tent camping more. The tent camping has provided some incredible and unique experiences.
Tim has lost 30-35 lbs, I think I've lost about 10.
We've explored ten states new to Tim (eight for me), and have, at this writing, visited a total of 30 states. (Only two of those are from prior visits. And two other states we've visited in the past by airport only, so I didn't count those.)
Our camping gear seems to be complete. I could still use a solar power charger for my laptop, and a cell booster for better signal in some areas, but we're managing.
As odd as it sounds, our quality of life seems better during these 64 days. Most likely due to warmer temperatures, but it could have something to do with beach life along the way, too! We're still using free campsites as often as possible, but we've also put Tim's lifetime pass to use for discounted camping in national forests and parks.
For this leg, we also joined Planet Fitness, so showers are more readily available to us. Some of the facilities haven't met the #LeapFrogs Safe Shower guidelines, but others have.
The biggest difference on this leg is our mindset. Before, we had a time limit for this trip. Now, we have no time limit. As the Lord leads, we'll explore. We've discussed states where we want to return after we've been to the rest. There's so much to see.
